This study of David's Jerusalem is animated by a historical interest in how meaningful places shaped human experience in antiquity. In part, this focus on place will lead to a reconstruction of the landscape and lifeways of that early 10th century BCE Jerusalem connected to the …
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The figure of David in the narratives of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles has inspired and fascinated writers, artists and the devout since ancient times. They have been drawn by the complexity of the character, presented as chosen by Yahweh to be king of Israel, exhibiting strong t…
The text of the early chapters of 1 Kings (3 Reigns in Greek) diverges widely in its two main witnesses, the Masoretic Hebrew text and the Old Greek translation of the Septuagint. In the past divergences of this kind were often attributed to the freedom of the translator. Howeve…